WO2001081208A3 - Collapsible storage tank for liquids - Google Patents

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WO2001081208A3
WO2001081208A3 PCT/US2001/012598 US0112598W WO0181208A3 WO 2001081208 A3 WO2001081208 A3 WO 2001081208A3 US 0112598 W US0112598 W US 0112598W WO 0181208 A3 WO0181208 A3 WO 0181208A3
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tank
storage tank
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bottom wall
sidewall
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Yatish J Joshi
Louise E Addicott
Larry J Costa
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Gta Containers Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/1612—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC]
    • B65D88/1668—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC] closures for top or bottom openings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/1612—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC]
    • B65D88/1656—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC] for liquids
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S383/00—Flexible bags
    • Y10S383/904—Filling tube
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S383/905—Dead fold, ductile, closure element
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S383/00—Flexible bags
    • Y10S383/906—Dispensing feature
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/49879—Spaced wall tube or receptacle

Abstract

A frameless liquid storage tank (10) and a method of fabricating and pressure testing the liquid storage tank. The tank is collapsible for ease of transportation when not holding a liquid and includes a base portion (11) and a top portion (16). The base portion has a bottom wall (12) and a frusto-conical sidewall (14) that is sealed to the bottom wall. The top portion is sealed to the sidewall, and has a flexible opening (18). The opening is linear in one embodiment and is openable to draw liquid from the tank and closable to prevent contaminants from entering the tank. The bottom wall is substantially circular, and the top portion includes two substantially semicircular sections (36) joined and overlapped along the straight edges to form an overlapped region (38). The sidewall includes generally triangular-shaped sections (24), and the sections are joined to one another with seams (33) that extend in slightly helical fashion about the tank. The opening includes a slit (52) in the overlapped region and two reinforcing members (42) sealed together on the ends (48) thereof. The liquid storage tank may be inverted through the opening for ease in cleaning the tank, and the tank may be filled to capacity on an incline of up to at least 10 degrees without spillage.
PCT/US2001/012598 2000-04-19 2001-04-18 Collapsible storage tank for liquids WO2001081208A2 (en)

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